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Ethiopian History + Religion - Coggle Diagram
Ethiopian History + Religion
Akasun
Exportation
Salt
Ivory
Gold
Emeralds
Tortoise Shells
Rhinoceros horns
Exportation
Cloth
Glass
Olive Oil
Wine
Brass
Iron
Copper
International trading power
Acess to Red Sea
Caravan Routes
Seaport named Adulis
Ancient kingdom from Ethiopia
Curiosities/Culture
Shoulder Dance - Mixture of christianity and Paganism
There’s a bridge constructed by the Portuguese
Blue Niles Waterfall
Eat meat there is a privilege
They make papyrus canoes
History
They were never colonized!!!
Religion plays a huge part in Ethiopian history and culture
Ancient Ethiopia was know as
Axum
Christianity/Religion
Strengthened trading relationships
Unification of ethnicies and people
Construction of 11 medieval churches in Lalibela, the “New Jerusalem”.
“Ark of the Covenant” - tied up with a love story. Nobody can see the Ark except its appointed guardians. According to the Ethiopians, the ark holds the Ten Commandments, present given by God to Moses.
One of the world oldest christian nations
One in five christian males is a deacon or a priest
Faith is an obsession
Church in Ethiopian Bethlehem that claims to have a special connection to the Ark of the Covenant
Each church has its own Ark, and each church believe their’s the real one.
Animal sacrifice was practiced by the early christian churches in Ethiopia
The Orthodox church has a strong power over Ethiopia